Jazz composer, musician, band
leader Gary
Meek debuts his new band comprised of Gary Meek, Michael
Lent, Skylar Campbell, and Robert Wider and
their new Jazz album, Monterey Groove. Joining the
band on this stellar release include special guests Flora Purim, Airto
Moreira, Dave Weckl, Dave Marotta, Dan Robbins, Robert Papacica, Anthony
Paolini, Akili Bradley, Janice Perl, John Nava, and Dennis
Murphy. Released on the Autumn Hill Records label, Monterey
Groove, hits the streets on August 27, 2021.
Gary Meek - Monterey Groove: For
A Long Time, Power Station, Midnight Sky, Monterey Groove, Bosphorous Blues,
The Hope, Move Out! Shuffle This, Cannery Row, Horizon, Jenna's Song
Personnel: The
Band: Gary Meek: tenor and soprano sax, flute, keyboards, percussion
programming, Michael Lent: guitar, nylon string, electric guitar,
Skylar Campbell: drums, Robert Wider: bass
Guest Artists: Flora Purim:
vocal, Airto Moreira: percussion, Dave Weckl: drums, Dave
Marotta: fretless bass, Dan Robbins: fretless bass, Robert
Papacica: guitar, Anthony Paolini: tenor sax solo, Akili Bradley:
trumpet, Janice Perl: vocal, John Nava: percussion, Dennis
Murphy: bass
Gary Meek - Monterey Groove, was
produced by Michael Lent and Gary Meek with Executive Producers Larry
and Mitsue Swezey and released on the Autumn Hill
Records label.
Gary Meek shows his prowess as a
multi-talented musician as well as a composer on this release, writing 8 of the
11 songs and co-writing 2 more songs with Michael Lent. The 11-track release
opens with the stellar composition, For A Long Time, which features just
the band and has Gary Meek laying down some sparkling keyboards and runs
4 minutes and 40 seconds. Next up is Power Station, where powerful tenor
and soprano saxes give this catchy tune its punch.

Gary Meek
The band slows it down on Midnight
Sky and has some memorable keyboard selections. Pack your bags and slide
into the Monterey vibe with the title track Monterey Groove, where Michael
Lent plays a nylon string as well as electric guitar to capture the cool
California experience. The band brings on the funk with Bosphorous Blues, which
has excellent guitar work by guest musician Robert Papacica and John
Nava on percussion.
Michael Colombier and Flora
Purim collaborated writing on The Hope, which has Flora Purim's hauntingly
beautiful lyrics and vocals. Guest musicians Airto Moreira
contributes percussion and Dave Marotta plays fretless bass, with Michael
Lent on guitar, Gary Meek on soprano sax and keyboards, and Skylar
Campbell on drums. Next in the playlist is Move Out! featuring guest
musician and longtime collaborator Dave Weckl on drums. (Gary
played on The Dave Weckl Band Live in St. Louis
released in April 2021.)
Another great song on the release is
Shuffle This, which features a tenor sax solo by Anthony Paolini,
Akili Bradley on trumpet, and Janice Perl scatting her way
through this Gary Meek composition. Coming into the home stretch of the
release, the song Cannery Row, is purely the band, with Gary Meek
layering in flute on this Michael Lent/Gary Meek song collaboration. Next to the
last track on the release is Horizon, which has Akili Bradley on
trumpet and Krishna Booker on percussion joining the band.
The release closes with the slow
and lovely Gary Meek composition, Jenna's Song, featuring Gary Meek
on tenor sax and keyboards, Michael Lent on guitar and Roland guitar
synth, guest musician Dan Robbins on fretless bass, and Skylar
Campbell on drums.
Watch a teaser: Gary Meek - Monterey Groove
For information on Gary Meek and
upcoming performances, please visit his website: www.GaryMeek.net
Follow Gary Meek:
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/barymeekmusic
Instagram: @garymeeksax
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/garymeekjax
Websites where you can purchase Gary
Meek - Monterey Groove: https://music.apple.com/us/album/monterey-groove/1577520306
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